Railway baggage-car and the like.



F. J. LANDRY.

RAILWAY BAGGAGE CAR AND THE LIKEL APPLICATlON FILED JUNE 26.1916.

1,231,911. 6 Patented July 3,1917.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

F. J. LANDRY.

RAILWAY BAGGAGE CAR AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2a, 1916.

1,231,916 Patented July 3, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

FRANK JOSEPH LANDRY, OF AMHERST, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA.

RAILWAY BAG-GAGE-CAR AND THE LIKE.

restore.

Application filed June 26, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK JOSEPH LAN- DRY, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, and residing at 19 Havelock street, in the city ofAmherst, Province of Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Railway Baggage-Cars and thelike, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in railway baggage cars. In thebaggage cars at present in use in railway practice there is a greatliability of water lodging on the door posts, and percolating under thefloor of the car on to the sills, with result that the sill invariablyrots both beneath the door posts and sometimes as deep as three feetinto the center of the car, thereby necessitating the frequent renewalof the said sill, a task involving considerable expense both in time,labor and material necessary to re build the car, and the principalobjects of the present invention are to prevent the water coming incontact with the sill of the car either adjacent to the door posts orthe foot-plate, and at the same time to provide for an adequate currentof air being circulated under the foot plate so that there is noliability of any moisture lying therein.

Further objects are to permit of the drip plates used in this inventionbeing utilized with equal efieet on cars at present in use so that theexpense of installing the device would be extremely low, to render thedrip plates being interchangeable and of stock size, so that they may bereadily used on different cars of the same type, and generally to adaptthe several parts to better perform the functions required of them.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consistsessentially of the improved construction particularly described and setforth in the following specification and accompanying drawings formingpart of the same.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a car sill and door-posts,with the foot-plate in position, and the cover plate mounted on thefront of the sill.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the sill and door posts of acar with the foot plate and cover plate removed toshow the location ofthe drip plates superimposed on the sill.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July a, rear.

Serial No. 105,907.

of a door post with the metallic guard plates secured thereto.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a section of the drip plates.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the center of the door-way.

Fig. 6 is a transverse section through one of the door posts.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a car sill, and B the door-postsmounted thereon, which door posts are provided at their lower end withcurvilinear recesses 10 and 11 arranged in stepped relation, while thefront and back faces of the door posts are provided with notches 12 and13 the latter of which is formed with its upper edge beveled inwardlyand upwardly as shown at let in Figs. 2 and 6. Superimposed on the sillA, is a drip plate 15 of substantially Z-shaped in cross section, theouter flange 16 being designed to engage with the outer face of the sillA, while the inner flange 17 is upturned and designed to engage with theslot 18 extending transversely across the end of the flooring 19, theupper edge of which is recessed as shown at 20 for an object to be madeclear hereafter.

The drip plates 15 are made in two sections, the adjacent ends of whichare designed to form a lap joint while the opposite ends are providedwith U-shaped flanges 21, having a recess 22 adjacent to the body of thesaid drip plate, the said flange being adapted toengage with therecesses 10 and 11 in the door posts so that the outer face of the saiddoor posts and the flange 21 are substantially flush.

It will be understood that in positioning these drip plates that theywill be embedded in white lead against the door posts B and that the lapjoint formed at the center of the said drip plates will be madewater-tight either by soldering or any other convenient means.

Lateral displacement of the drip plates 15 is eliminated by anglebrackets 23 which are recessed on their inner face to engage with theflange 16, the brackets being secured to the outer face of the sill bywood-screws or the like. Intermediate of the angle brackets 23 distancepieces 24 are positioned and suitably secured to the outer face of thesill A, the inner faces of the distance pieces adjacent to the topthereof, being recessed to engage with the flange 16. The foot plate 25is superimposed on the drip plates 15, the ends of the foot plates beingformed curvilinear to engage with the recess 22 formed in the U-shapedflanges 21 of the said drip plates, the rear edge of the foot platebeing spaced from the drip plates by the distance piece 26 locatedtherebetween. The foot plate 25 will preferably be formed of malleableiron and be secured to the angle brackets 23 by suitable bolts. Thefront of the sill A is now inelosed with the cover plate 27 the innerface of which engages with the distance pieces 24: so that the saidcover plate is spaced from the front of the sill, and permitting anadequate ventilation taking place.

A metallic cover plate 28 is engaged with the recess 20 in the flooring19, and bridges the joint between the said flooring and the foot plate25, the said cover plate being provided with integral flanges or lugs 29designed to engage with the notches 12 in the back of the door posts B,so facilitating in securing the said cover plate in position. This coverplate also carries a rail 30 suitably secured to the u per face anddesigned to act as a guide for the lower end of the door. Locking blocks31 are engaged with the notches 13 in the front face of the door postsB, and frictionally engaged with the flange 21 of the drip plates 15pressing the same tightly into contact with the said doorv posts,whereupon the metallic guard straps 32 are secured to the outercurvilinear face ofthe door posts to prevent the same from being damagedby any baggage impinging thereon.

The assembly of the device will be readily understood from the foregoingdescription. When a car fitted in the above described manner is in use,any water percolating beadvantageously employed onrailway freight,

cars, so that the sills and door posts may be adequately protectedagainst damp rot.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely diflerent embodiments of my invention, constructedwithin the scope of the claim, and without departing from the spirit orscope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theaccompanying specification and drawings be interpreted as illustrative,and not in a limiting sense. 7

What I claim as my invention is:

- In a car the combination with the sill and door posts thereof, of adrip plate substantia-lly Z-shaped in cross-section, having its outerflange engaging the outer face of the sill, flooring boards havingtransverse grooves engaging the inner flange of the drip plate, a footplate located above the drip plate and spaced therefrom, and a coverplate bridging the joint of the foot plate and flooring.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of awitness.

FRANK JOSEPH LANDRY.

Witness JAMES MITCHELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

